Food to Storage Container (Conversions)

Have you ever bought something in bulk and wondered how many #10 cans, mylar pouches or 5 gallon buckets you would need to store it all?

How about trying to figure it out the other way around?
Like how many cups of rice are in a 20 lbs. bag?


Well not anymore!

The following list was compiled from the Lindon Storage Center, and it converts bulk products (like beans, dry milk, rice, wheat, oats, flour and more) to the appropriate sized storage container.

LINDON HOME STORAGE CENTER
BULK PRODUCT to STORAGE CONTAINER CONVERSIONS
			BULK WEIGHT CONVERSION TO:
	PRODUCT	BULK WEIGHT BAG/BOX (LBS)	#10 CANS	MYLAR POUCHES	5 GALLON BUCKETS	# OF BAGS OR BOXES IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET
	BASICS
1	BEANS, BLACK	25	5	4	1	1.5
2	BEANS, PINTO	25	5	4-5	1	1.4
3	BEANS, WHITE	25	5	4	1	1.4
4	MILK, DRY NONFAT	25	6-7	5	1	1.1
5	RICE, WHITE	25	4-5	4	1	1.5
6	SUGAR	25	4-5	4	1	1.6
7	WHEAT, RED	25	4-5	4	1	1.5
8	WHEAT, WHITE	25	4-5	4	1	1.5
	OTHERS
9	APPLE SLICES	15	12	9-10	2	0.6
10	CARROTS	25	9	7	2	0.7
11	MACARONI	20	6	5	1	1.1
12	OATS – QUICK	25	10	8-9	2	0.7
13	OATS – REGULAR	25	9-10	8	2	0.7
14	ONIONS, DRY	35	13	10-11	2	0.5
15	POTATO FLAKES	25	14	11	2	0.5
16	SPAGHETTI	25	6	5	1	1.1
	SHORTER-TERM STORAGE
17	BEANS, REFRIED	25	10-11	9	2	0.6
18	COCOA MIX, HOT	25	4-5	4	1	1.5
19	FLOUR, WHITE	25	5-6	5	1	1.3
20	FRUIT DRINK MIX	25	4-5	4	1	1.6
FYI: There are ~3 quarts in a #10 can and ~4 quarts in a Mylar pouch. One gallon = ~1.33 #10 cans and = ~1 Mylar pouch.

And the following website will convert lbs. to cups, so you can figure out how many lbs. to buy if you want to do it that way.

(found here).

Happy Storing!